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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1922
Page
3
The readable text shows a fragmentary line with unclear words and missing context. No clear event, person, or organization is identifiable from the fragment.
The holiday trade showed a general slowdown with most commodities moving slowly from the day before Thanksgiving. Households bought early this year and a large supply of undergrade turkeys caused slight depressions, while fancy birds and retail demand held at 44 to 45 cents. Butter, eggs, and dairy markets remained active with brisk butter and fresh ranch eggs moving locally.
The New York Stock Market opened with renewed vigor as constructive developments lifted prices. Rail and steel shares gained, led by New York Central Reading and Union Pacific, with General Industrial advance. Erie preferred stock fell sharply later as traders trimmed overextended bets.
Grain prices continued to fall on the Chicago Board of Trade with cash wheat No. 2 hard at 1.90 to 1.30, and futures closing mixed. A heavy export trade and looser supplies supported an upturn in related grains while provisions held steady. Bank clearsings and money on call figures appear in the market roundup.
Mayor Brown says five councilmen will pursue quo warranto action to force Col. George M. Rice into the streets and sewers post over his election without mayoral approval. He notes Rice cannot serve until bond is signed and says auditing committee meeting will not end the dispute.
A garbled excerpt lists currencies and bonds with scattered place names and dates. The text mentions German mark, krona, Victory Bonds, and quotations services in Seattle and London, but many terms are incomplete or nonsensical. No coherent event or person is identifiable.
Vessels in port at Seattle and mobile frontier movements with arrivals and departures listed. Ships such as Edward Lacken, Cordova, Minnesotan, and Labec shown in port calls and sailings to Manila, New York, and San Pedro along with multiple tankers, freight ships, and barges. Port facilities name notable vessels and moorings including Pacific Coast Engineering Worker and U. S. Shipping Beard Moorings.
Former Auburn mayor Co. RB. West pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a malicious prosecution claim arising from an incident tied to a late election. The suit, connected to a $16,000 civil damages claim, targets Sheriff Matt Starwich over alleged false citizenship affidavits and is set for trial next Saturday.
The Torch society awarded 14 torches to seniors at Queen Anne High School for excellence. Thirty three juniors received a two bar pin and 46 sophomores got a one bar honor. Will Goettling, a Tokyo publishing veteran and former Queen Anne valedictorian, spoke at the event.
Harry Wilson, motion picture actor at the Colonial theater, was the third man arrested Tuesday on a charge of throwing an offensive odor bomb in local pennyhouses. James McNab of the Rialto theater and Norman Williams of the Class A theater were arrested Monday on similar charges by union officials alleging the bombs were placed to reflect on union musicians.
The Millionair Club at 98 Main Street will serve dinners for 500 unemployed persons on Thanksgiving Day after an address by Rev. O. B. Hanson and a musical program.
Portable garages for rent and a Capitol Hill bungalow at a remarkably low price. The four room home features a cement basement, sanitary tubs, hot air furnace, fireplace, oak floors, bookcases, and a kitchen with ample cupboards. Substantial cash reduction possible with easy terms. Call Main 7124 for appointment.
Property listings describe a brand new four to six room home near the university with a 660 by 100 foot lot, large living room, French doors, kitchen nook, two bedrooms, cement basement, garage, and low price with very favorable terms. Multiple ads show open Thanksgiving day cottages, 4 room bungalows, and 10 acre tracts with easy payments. Kean, Dahl, and Parrat's offices are named along with contact details for appointments.
Mrs Kathryn Miracle announced a mass meeting of the Seat Ae Industrial Development association at the Orpheum Theater on Third Ave and Madison. Speakers from major cities will discuss the business and trade improvement program and a musical entertainment is planned for December 8 at 8 p m with a record crowd expected.
Ottawa reports thousands of prospectors moving north toward the South Nahanni river district near Brighley after a gold bearing quartz discovery. Dominion Land Surveyor A. M. Ferry says thousands of claims have already been staked and the rush grows daily in Mackenzie Basin.
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